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 * Cleopatra first had to share the thrown with her little brother until a General of Rome named Caesar came to settle things, then Cleopatra used her beauty to win him. It worked and Cleopatra was the Ruler of Egypt and the two fell in love and married and had one son. Soon he took the thrown until he was killed.

*  The king was considered the incarnation of Horus, and from the fifth dynasty, son of the Sun God Re.  * Djoser's step pyramid at Saqqara, the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza and the Sphinx are among the most remarkable structures in the world.  * King Menes built a new capital city call Memphis after he conquered the south in 3200BC. Before that there were two separate kingdoms ruled by different kings.  *  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> No other country-not even China or India-has such a long history as Egypt. Its history is nearly 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus, They had their own Goverment their own,ships, trading and started writing, and built their own structures. * The word Pharaoh is a Greek word that is based on an Egyptian word meaning "great house." It once referred to the palace of the king, instead of only the king.
 * King Tut is only famous because of his intact tomb that was discovered in 1992 that was filled with gold and riches. He was 9 years old when he took the thrown and he died at age 18. It is not known how he died.

TIME LINE of Ancient Egyptian
5000 BC First evidence of people settling on the Nile Delta

4400-4000 BC Babarian culture people practiced agriculture and domesticated sheep and goats --- know for pottery.

4000 BC -3500 BC Amratian society of upper Egypt – first signs of hierarchical civillzation.

3200 BC Hieroglyphics developed 3110 BC -2890 BC Menes joined upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital at Memphis.

3000 BC Irrigation increased farmland, People worship the sun

1st Dynasty [2920-2770] During this time the capital at Memphis was found. Papyrus was invented. Writing was used by the Government. Many impressive artifacts had been found this period.

2890-2680 BC Wooden coffins and corpses wrapped in resin

2nd Dynasty [ 2770- 2650] After much rivalyy for the throne Hetepskhemsy won. At this time the kings disagreed over which god, Horus and Seth, was power.

3rd Dynasty {2650-2575} Step pyramid at saqqara built by King Djoser

4th Dynasty {2575- 2467} During this dynasty there was a great peace. The kings were able to put their energies in art. King Khufu’s great Pyramid of Giza was built. People pried to the Sun god Re.

2550-2490 BC Khufu {Cheops}, Khephren { Chephren} and Menkare built great Pyramids. 2494-2487 King userkaf built builds temple for Sun god Ra at Abusir

19th Dynasty Siti I restored many monuments. His temple at Adydos has some of the most superior carved wall relief.

1279-1213 BC Ramses II begins building projects- including his mortuary temple The Ramesseum {on the west bank near Luxor}

30th Dynasty 343-342 BC Araxerxes I of Persia retakes Egypt.

332 BC Alexander the Great invades Egypt

331 BC Alexandria is founded.

No other country-not even China or India-has such a long history as Egypt. Its history is nearly 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus, They had their own Goverment their own,ships, trading and started writing, and built their own structures.

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